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Question 1

the legal process by which a person is detained after serving a sentence due to concerns that they will commit further crimes

Answer 1

civil commitment

Question 2

megan’s law

Answer 2

permits the public release of specific information about sexual offenders

Question 3

zachary’s law

Answer 3

the creation of a publicly accessible state website listing info about known sex offenders

Question 4

adam walsh child protection and safety act

Answer 4

amendments to community based sex offender management

Question 5

christopher’s law

Answer 5

an ontario provincial sex offender registry

Question 6

what are the 2 sex offender registries in canada?

Answer 6

national sex offender registry and sex offender information registration act

Question 7

base rate

Answer 7

the proportion of sex offenders that will commit another offence

Question 8

what does a survival curve measure?

Answer 8

the time at which released sex offenders reoffend

Question 9

predict reoffence and do reoffend

Answer 9

true positive

Question 10

predict reoffence and do not reoffend

Answer 10

false positive

Question 11

predict no reoffence and do reoffend

Answer 11

false negative

Question 12

predict no reoffence and do not reoffend

Answer 12

true negative

Question 13

what did a meta-analysis of sex offender recidivism show?

Answer 13

recidivism rates decrease in frequency over time

Question 14

individual characteristics associated with risk of reoffending that are rapidly changing such as mood

Answer 14

acute dynamic factors

Question 15

an assessment and rehabilitation theory that suggests it is possible to accurately predict the likelihood that someone will reoffend and provides principles on how to reduce the risk

Answer 15

risk-need-responsivity model

Question 16

warrant expiry date

Answer 16

an option to detain a sex offender until the very end of their sentence with no statutory release

Question 17

810.1 order

Answer 17

a community prohibition order including conditions to monitor and limit a released sex offender’s activity

Question 18

3 therapy techniques used to treat sex offenders

Answer 18

cognitive behavioural therapy, relapse prevention, and good lives model

Question 19

what is the intention of relapse prevention techniques?

Answer 19

to help identify, anticipate, and cope with triggers that may lead to potential reoffence

Question 20

what is the goal of the good lives model?

Answer 20

to help identify obstacles blocking the patient from living a good life